Sunday 15 April 2012
I’m very pleased to be an ambassador for the MILO Play Movement in 2012. Play is a child’s work, and the importance of play in children’s development cannot be underestimated.
MILO sent the SquiggleKids a fantastic play kit (final photo) to use in the backyard – and I’ve got one play kit to give away to a lucky SquiggleMum reader as well! The kit contains soccer nets, cones, a selection of different balls and even a ball pump for your kids to use outside, plus a couple of tins of MILO.
Friday 30 March 2012 -
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As a keen birdwatcher, Miss 5 knows the scientific names of a few of her favourite species. The first one she learned was Trichoglossus haematodus – the scientific name for a Rainbow Lorikeet. The second was the closely related Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus, or Scaly-breasted Lorikeet. From this early introduction to scientific names, my daughter discovered that:
Friday 24 February 2012 -
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Miss 5: MUM! You have to see this. It’s weird. And cool. M-U-M!
Me: I think that’s a cicada nymph. Can you see the shell underneath? We sometimes find empty cicada shells, don’t we? It looks like this little guy didn’t quite make it out.
Tuesday 17 January 2012 -
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In case you don’t live in Brisbane’s northern suburbs, and in case you missed the pics on facebook and twitter… yes, my kids were on the front page of the local paper. I might be slightly biased but I think it’s a great photo. Not just because they’re both smiling and looking at the camera, but because they are swinging from a rope ladder in our backyard.
Wednesday 11 January 2012 -
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What do you do when you open a new bag of rice from the supermarket, only to find it has bugs in it?
A. Throw it out
B. Take it back to the supermarket and demand a refund.
C. Colour it and play with it!
Thursday 05 January 2012 -
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This Christmas, my husband surprised me with the best present. EVER.
Two words: Erythrura gouldiae
Wednesday 07 December 2011 -
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You know that saying, “One person’s trash is another person’s treasure…”?! Never has it been more true.
Friday 25 November 2011 -
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My kids are energetic. Very energetic. I think most happy, healthy kids are – but it’s good to slow them down sometimes and help them to notice life’s little things. One way we like to do this outside is to go on a bug hunt. There are interesting insects and other small creatures all around, but often we don’t notice them because we are too busy. Open your child’s eyes to the wonder...
Monday 21 November 2011 -
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Did you grow up with sprinklers in the back yard? I have fond memories of spending hot summer days running and jumping through the spray with my sister. I remember those long green tube-like sprinklers, and the groovy ones that could spin around. I even remember being allowed to run through the sprinklers on the school oval when temperatures reached over 35 deg C. And then of course there was slip’n'slide…
Thursday 27 October 2011 -
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This week I was invited by Cricket Queensland to meet legendary cricketer Allan Border and hear about the in2CRICKET program for kids. The program aims to involve primary school aged kids in a shorter version of the game (which doesn’t take up a whole Saturday…)
